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Air inlet control with afterburner anticipator

Assignee: RTX Corp
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Filing: 1962-12-19
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Granted: 1965-03-09
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Expires: 1982-12-19
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Peter W Kalika
  • 👤 Robert D Porter

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 03:07
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02C; F02C7/00; F02C7/04; F02C7/057

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 72 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT HAVING A PROPULSIVE ENGINE HAVING A PRIMARY BURNER AND AN AFTERBURNER, AN INLET SUBJECT TO HAVING A SHOCK OCCUR THEREIN FOR SUPPLYING AIR TO THE ENGINE, CONTROL MEANS RESPONSIVE TO A PARAMETER OF INLET OPERATION FOR CONTROLLING THE POSITION OF THE SHOCK, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO A PRESSURE INDICATIVE OF AFTERBURNER OPERATION FOR ANTICIPATING THE EXPULSION OF THE SHOCK FOR MODIFYING THE OPERATION OF SAID CONTROL MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 72 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT HAVING A PROPULSIVE ENGINE HAVING A PRIMARY BURNER AND AN AFTERBURNER, AN INLET SUBJECT TO HAVING A SHOCK OCCUR THEREIN FOR SUPPLYING AIR TO THE ENGINE, CONTROL MEANS RESPONSIVE TO A PARAMETER OF INLET OPERATION FOR CONTROLLING THE POSITION OF THE SHOCK, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO A PRESSURE INDICATIVE OF AFTERBURNER OPERATION FOR ANTICIPATING THE EXPULSION OF THE SHOCK FOR MODIFYING THE OPERATION OF SAID CONTROL MEANS.

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